Expansion of Colombo Security Conclave: Bangladesh Joins as Fifth Member
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It is under India's National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval, that maritime security cooperation among countries along the Indian Ocean has been carried to the forefront through initiatives such as the CSC.The meeting also agreed to hold the 7th NSA-level meeting of the CSC in India later this year among member states.
Hun Manet confirmed as Cambodia's new PM in Parliament vote
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Nearly 123 lawmakers in attendance unanimously voted for Hun Manet as the new Prime Minister, Xinhua news agency reported. The National Assembly consists of 125 lawmakers, including 120 from the CPP and five from the royalist Funcinpec Party.
Cambodia's parliament to have woman as president for 1st time in history: PM
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Sudary, 70, currently is the second Vice-President of the National Assembly and a member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). "Khuon Sudary will become the president of the National Assembly in the new term, which is a practice to enhance the role of women," the Prime Minister said on Wednesday in a voice message released publicly.
Cambodian king appoints Hun Manet as new PM
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"The designated prime minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia has duties to prepare the members of the government in order to ask for the adoption of confidence from the National Assembly," Sihamoni said in the royal decree. "This royal decree takes effect from the day of signature," he added.
Cambodia's ruling party wins overwhelming majority in parliamentary polls
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Cambodian People's Party spokesman Sok Eysan said that according to the party's calculation based on the National Election Committee (NEC)'s preliminary results, the CPP won 120 seats and the Funcinpec Party of Prince Norodom Chakravuth gained the remaining five seats.
5 Indo-Canadians inducted in British Columbia government
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Bathinda-born Brar was inducted as Minister of State in the New Democratic Party (NDP) government of British Columbia in Canada on Wednesday. He was first elected as an MLA in Surrey in 2004, and served until 2013. He was elected again as the MLA for Surrey-Fleetwood in 2017 and 2020.
Ripudaman Singh Malik killing has hallmarks of professional 'hit': British Columbia's ex-top cop
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Kash Heed made the comments while discussing the challenges he believes investigators will face in finding Malik's killer or killers. Malik was gunned down on Thursday outside his Surrey business. Homicide investigators said a white Honda CRV pulled up more than two hours earlier, and that the occupants waited for Malik. The vehicle was later found burned in an alley nearby.
14 dead, 30 injured in Colombia landslide
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"There are 14 people dead, among them two minors, and more than 30 people injured, some very seriously," said Alvaro Arias, Secretary of government of Pereira, the capital city of the department on Tuesday. The official also said that there were several people still missing after the landslide, which occurred early Tuesday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.
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